OECD: Percentage distribution of males with tertiary education, by type of tertiary program, age group, and country: 2009

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OECD: Percentage distribution of males with tertiary education, by type of tertiary program, age group, and country: 2009

Country	Tertiary-type B education					Tertiary-type A and advanced research programs										Total tertiary
Country	25-64	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	25-64		25-34		35-44		45-54		55-64		25-64		25-34		35-44		45-54		55-64
OECD average	9	10	10	9	8	21		24		22		19		18		29		33		30		27		24

OECD countries
Australia	9	9	9	8	9	25		29		26		23		21		34		38		35		32		30
Austria	9	6	9	10	10	12		14		13		11		11		21		20		23		21		21
Belgium	13	14	14	12	10	19		23		20		17		16		31		36		34		30		26
Canada	20	23	22	20	16	25		26		28		22		23		45		49		50		42		39
Chile	8	11	9	6	2	17		24		15		15		15		25		36		24		21		17

Czech Republic	—	—	—	—	—	16		18		16		17		14		16	¹	18	²	16	³	17	⁴	14	⁵
Denmark	9	10	10	9	7	22		27		26		17		19		31		37		36		25		26
Estonia	8	12	5	7	8	18		15		21		18		19		26		27		26		26		26
Finland	11	2	14	14	13	20		28		23		17		15		31		30		37		32		27
France	10	16	12	8	5	17		23		18		13		13		27		39		30		21		18

Germany	11	7	11	12	12	19		18		20		18		20		30		24		31		30		32
Greece	8	9	9	7	4	16		16		17		17		15		24		25		26		24		19
Hungary	#	1	#	#	#	17		20		15		16		18		17		20		15		16		18
Iceland	2	1	4	2	2	27		29		28		26		24		29		30		32		28		26
Ireland	13	15	15	11	7	20		26		22		17		13		33		41		37		28		21

Israel	14	12	16	15	14	27		23		29		28		30		41		35		45		42		44
Italy	#	#	#	#	#	13		16		13		11		11		13		16		13		12		11
Japan	10	14	13	8	6	34		38		35		39		26		45		52		48		47		32
Korea	12	23	12	7	2	32		39		39		28		17		44		63		51		35		19
Luxembourg	14	17	14	13	12	24		25		27		22		19		38		43		42		35		31

Mexico	1	1	1	1	1	19		22		17		20		15		19		22		17		20		15
Netherlands	3	2	3	3	3	32		35		31		31		30		35		37		34		34		33
New Zealand	13	14	13	13	14	22		28		24		20		18		36		41		37		33		32
Norway	3	1	2	4	5	30		36		33		26		23		32		38		34		30		28
Poland	—	—	—	—	—	18		28		17		11		12		18	¹	28	²	17	³	11	⁴	12	⁵

Portugal	—	—	—	—	—	12		18		11		9		8		12	¹	18	²	11	³	9	⁴	8	⁵
Slovak Republic	1	1	#	#	1	14		17		13		13		14		15		17		13		14		14
Slovenia	9	10	10	8	8	10		12		11		9		8		19		22		21		17		16
Spain	11	13	12	9	6	18		20		19		17		15		29		33		31		27		20
Sweden	7	8	7	6	6	21		28		23		17		17		28		37		29		23		23

Switzerland	14	11	16	14	13	29		31		31		28		25		43		43		47		42		39
Turkey	—	—	—	—	—	14		17		13		11		12		14	¹	17	²	13	³	11	⁴	12	⁵
United Kingdom	9	8	10	10	9	27		35		29		24		21		37		43		39		34		30
United States	9	8	9	9	8	30		28		31		29		34		39		36		40		38		43

Other G20 non-OECD member countries
Argentina	—	—	—	—	—	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Brazil	—	—	—	—	—	10	⁶	10	⁷	10	⁸	10	⁹	9	¹⁰	10		10		10		10		9
China	—	—	—	—	—	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
India	—	—	—	—	—	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Indonesia	—	—	—	—	—	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—

Russian Federation¹¹	30	31	33	29	23	19		19		19		20		21		50		49		52		49		44
Saudi Arabia	—	—	—	—	—	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
South Africa	—	—	—	—	—	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
— Not available.
# Rounds to zero.
¹Total tertiary education for 25- to 64-year-olds includes data for tertiary education type B for 25- to 64-year-olds
²Total tertiary education for 25- to .34-year-olds includes data for tertiary education type B for 25- to .34-year-olds.
³Total tertiary education for 35- to 44-year-olds includes data for tertiary education type B for 35- to 44-year-olds.
⁴Total tertiary education for 45- to 54-year-olds includes data for tertiary education type B for 45- to 54-year-olds.
⁵Total tertiary education for 55- to 64-year-olds includes data for tertiary education type B for 55- to 64-year-olds.
⁶Tertiary education type A and advanced research programs for 25- to 64-year-olds includes data for tertiary education type B for 25- to 64-year-olds.
⁷Tertiary education type A and advanced research programs for 25-34 year olds includes data for tertiary education type B for 25- to .34-year-olds.
⁸Tertiary education type A and advanced research programs for 35-44 year olds includes data for tertiary education type B for 35- to 44-year-olds.
⁹Tertiary education type A and advanced research programs for 45-54 year olds includes data for tertiary education type B for 45- to 54-year-olds.
¹⁰Tertiary education type A and advanced research programs for 55-64 year olds includes data for tertiary education type B for 55-to 64-year-olds.
¹¹Year of reference 2002.
NOTE: Tertiary type-B education includes vocational higher education programs. Tertiary education type-A education includes academic higher education programs.
SOURCE: Data from Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). (2011). Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators 2011, web table A1.3b, Paris: Author.